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Every revolution starts with a big idea.

Ours is to create a bona fide classical music community online.
The Dilettante members' network is fully-integrated with the web's most comprehensive classical music data supplied by AMG. These are the ingredients for a classical revolution; the only qualification to join is curiosity.

[dil-et-tante (Origin 1725-35) noun of prp. of dilettare - delectare: to delight - noun: a lover of an art or science, esp. of a fine art]

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Verbier Festival Live Online

From July 18, tune into the Verbier festival live on medici.tv

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Blank Canvas July 9th

Despite torrential rain, journalists and punters alike were intrigued by the evening's music

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find out what's happening where you live

Dilettante's user-generated events calendar is live. Use it to find out what's on where you live, or where you're going to be. Or post your own concerts and other music events, which are linked back to your Dilettante profile.

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upload your performances on Dilettante

You can upload mp3s of your performances or compositions to your Dilettante profile. Besides allowing you to showcase your work, Dilettantes' mp3s are linked to the site's Music section. That means anyone searching for a work in our Music pages will find your mp3 on the page about that work.

To upload your mp3s, log into your Dilettante profile and click 'upload mp3' near the 'edit profile' button. If you're having trouble, check our Help pages for tips; otherwise email us.

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Rising stars

Matthew Schellhorn

Our next Dilettante webcast features Matthew Schellhorn performing Frederic Chopin's Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54.

Dubbed a talent to watch by BBC Music Magazine, Matthew made his Wigmore Hall debut in London on Wednesday 7 May 2008, where he finished his recital with a performance of Chopin's Scherzo No. 4.

show credits

Filmed and directed by, Vanessa Whyte
Second Camera Operator, Leigh Alner
Sound Engineer, Pam Smith
Sound Assistant, Jodie Campbell
Edited by Robbie Morrison
Filmed at the National Opera Studio, London.

If you'd like to submit a webcast of your own performance to be featured on Dilettante, send us an email.

Musical uprisings

From the Proms to the Clubs: Throwing the Gates Wide Open

Planning an event like Blank Canvas – a classical music club night featuring experimental music in a non-traditional space – it’s difficult not to feel a twinge of anxiety about being perceived as cooler than thou. Throw in the words ‘multimedia’ and ‘installation’ against a backdrop of performers in jeans and T-shirts and let’s face it: the grooviness ante gets ratcheted up. The reality is that moves to ‘democratise’ classical music by bringing it to a wider audience have a long and illustrious history. But occasionally those events have been accepted and absorbed into the standard concert calendar, obscuring their…

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